Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company

Jay Peters / theverge - SpaceX and xAI, which are both led by Elon Musk, are "in discussions to merge" ahead of SpaceX's IPO that's planned for later this year, Reuters reports. The merger would help with SpaceX's plans to launch data centers into space, according to the publica…

Elon Musk Considers Merging SpaceX With xAI, as He Races to Beat Sam Altman to IPO https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-considers-merging-spacex-with-xai-as-he-races-to-beat-sam-altman-to-ipo-2000715942

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This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.

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Might seem small, but this is almost definitely going to happen considering SpaceX exec Bret Johnsen filed paperwork for the merger cos in Nevada. Musk and his people almost never file incorporation paperwork on a whim -- it basically always precedes act

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The Artemis 2 Astronauts Will Observe Parts of the Moon Humans Have Never Laid Eyes On

Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is no mere test flight. The crew will partake in some seriously mind-blowing science during their 10-day trip around the Moon.

#innovation #nasa #astronauts #astronomy #aerospace #engineering #physics #technology #research

Next-gen lunar spacesuit redefines mobility

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NASA will fly Artemis II with the same Orion heat shield that cracked on its last mission

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NASA Confident, But Some Critics Wonder if Its Orion Spacecraft is Safe to Fly

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4 Big Changes Coming To NASA In 2026

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NASA to launch historic moon flight

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The Artemis 2 Astronauts Will Observe Parts of the Moon Humans Have Never Laid Eyes On

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Here's What NASA Sees For The Future Of Space Exploration

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Artemis 2 crew could be the first to ever lay eyes on these lunar areas

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With China leading global drone manufacturing, Hungary’s ABZ Innovation raises €7 million to expand heavy-duty drones

David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - ABZ Innovation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones out of Budapest, today announced it has closed a €7 million funding round in order to scale production, speed up product development, and expand in key global markets – as it …

#robotics #automation #china #business #aviation #aerospace #europe #manufacturing #technology #drone

With China leading global drone manufacturing, Hungary’s ABZ Innovation raises €7 million to expand heavy-duty drones

6 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Budapest’s ABZ Innovation scores €7M to take on Chinese drone dominance

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ABZ Innovation lands €7M to scale autonomous heavy-lift drones

6 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink

bbc - Blue Origin will be focused on businesses and governments, while Starlink also offers services to individual customers.

#business #aerospace #blueorigin #broadband #internet #bezos #telecommunications #elonmusk #satellite #starlink

Blue Origin joins the satellite internet race with its 6 Tbps TeraWave network

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is taking on the likes of SpaceX and Amazon by joining the satellite internet service race. The new network, called TeraWave is expected to deliver speeds of up to 6Tbps.

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Blue Origin to launch satellite network to rival Starlink

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Blue Origin focuses on fast satellite network with TeraWave

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Blue Origin launches new satellite internet service called TeraWave

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Blue Origin unveils TeraWave satellite network for 6 Tbps data speeds

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Blue Origin to build TeraWave constellations

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Blue Origin's Satellite Internet Network TeraWave Will Move Data At 6 Tbps

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Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink

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Blue Origin to take on Starlink with ultra-high-speed satellite network TeraWave

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Blue Origin’s Starlink rival TeraWave promises 6 terabit satellite internet

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Lausanne-based SWISSto12 secures €73 million to develop its compact satellite HummingSat ahead of planned 2027 launch

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - SWISSto12, a Lausanne-based aerospace company and manufacturer of satellite systems and radio frequency (RF) products, today announced that it has secured €73 million ($84.8 million) in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states thro…

#startups #vc #innovation #business #aerospace #deeptech #europe #engineering #technology #satellite

Tech.eu SWISSto12 secures €73M ESA backing to accelerate HummingSat platform Aerospace company SWISSto12 has announced securing €73 million in financial support from Euro... https://tech.eu/2026/01/21/swissto12-secures-eur73m-esa-backing-to-accelerate-h

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SWISSto12 Secures €73M From ESA For HummingSat Satellite Project

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SWISSto12 secures €73M ESA backing to accelerate HummingSat platform

6 wks / tech / Cate Lawrence

Lausanne-based SWISSto12 secures €73 million to develop its compact satellite HummingSat ahead of planned 2027 launch

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ESA invests in SWISSto12

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The Fastest Human Spaceflight Mission In History Crawls Closer To Liftoff

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Preparations for the first human spaceflight to the Moon in more than 50 years took a big step forward this weekend with the rollout of the Artemis II rocket to its launch pad. The rocket reached a to…

#innovation #space #nasa #astronauts #science #aerospace #engineering #technology

How NASA Built Its Massive Artemis II Moon Rocket

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The Fastest Human Spaceflight Mission In History Crawls Closer To Liftoff

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

The fastest human spaceflight mission in history crawls closer to liftoff

6 wks / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

Amentum (AMTM) Stock: Ground Operations Leadership Powers NASA’s Crewed Moon Mission

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Watch Live as NASA’s Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Rolls Out to the Launch Pad

Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - The final stage of launch preparations officially kicks off tomorrow.

#nasa #astronauts #science #government #astronomy #aerospace #us #engineering #safety

Nasa Artemis II launch pad: moon mission set for February - westminsterpimliconews.co.uk

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Artemis II Moon Rocket Rolls to Launch Pad, Targeting Historic February Crewed Flight - Azat TV

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NASA’s Artemis 2 Rocket Rolls Out: The Countdown To A New Moon Era Begins - The Daily Galaxy

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NASA hauls Artemis II moon rocket to launch pad for February flight - CBS News

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NASA's new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

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NASA begins rocket journey of Artemis II to launch pad: Crewed Moon rocket leaves assembly building at Kenn... - Bhaskar English

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Is SLS still the most powerful rocket? 5 facts as Artemis 2 rolls out

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Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission

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Watch Live as NASA’s Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Rolls Out to the Launch Pad

7 wks / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

NASA's Artemis II Rocket Is Making A Slow And Steady Trek Before Take Off

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AST SpaceMobile’s stock soars to a fresh record as the SpaceX rival nears a big win

@MarketWatch / x - AST SpaceMobile’s stock soars to a fresh record as the SpaceX rival nears a big win https://t.co/PYes8cSyx5— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 16, 2026

#startups #innovation #space #stockmarket #business #aerospace #economy #technology #telecommunications #satellite

AST SpaceMobile’s stock soars to a fresh record as the SpaceX rival nears a big win

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AST SpaceMobile rises on deal giving it prime position for Golden Dome project

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Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofit Says

Natallie Rocha / nytimes - Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk’s satellite service have gotten online without paying, an organization that works on web access said.

#space #government #aerospace #broadband #internet #wireless #asia #censorship #elonmusk #starlink

Activists bypass blackout using Starlink resilience (3)
Free access fuels protest connectivity (5)
Overall blackout narrative affecting millions (1)
Regime jamming and crackdown on Starlink signals (6)

Activists bypass blackout using Starlink resilience

Iranians sidestep internet blackout with SpaceX’s Starlink

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How Iran switched off the internet — and Iranians fought back

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Starlink Powers Iranian Protests Amid Internet Blackout! - OpenTools

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Free access fuels protest connectivity

Free Starlink access for Iran seen as game changer for demonstrators

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Starlink provides free internet service in Iran amid communications blackout - United News of Bangladesh

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Iranians are getting free internet access via Elon Musk’s Starlink, a nonprofit said, as the government blocks connectivity amid protests. - facebook.com

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Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofit Says

7 wks / nytimes / Natallie Rocha

Musk Offers Free Starlink in Iran as Internet Blackout Persists

7 wks / bloomberg / Loni Prinsloo

Overall blackout narrative affecting millions

THE BLACKOUT: 90 million people. 121+ hours of silence. One nation erased from the internet. This is how they did it

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Regime jamming and crackdown on Starlink signals

Iran Shuts Down Musk's Starlink For First Time

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Iran uses Russian tech to jam Starlink as protests grow under blackout - Business Standard

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Iran deploys ‘kill switch’ to jam Starlink amid deepening digital blackout - Hum News English

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Why Starlink is Failing to Pierce Iran’s Total Internet Blackout

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Starlink tries to stay online in Iran as regime jams signals during protests

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Iran Is Hunting Down Starlink Users to Stop Protest Videos From Going Global

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Wing's drone deliveries are coming to 150 more Walmarts

Jackson Chen / engadget - Don't be surprised if you see even more drones delivering groceries across the US since the Alphabet-owned Wing announced another service expansion with Walmart over the next year. The partnership said that drone delivery services will be available at 150…

#automation #ecommerce #business #aerospace #walmart #supplychain #food #technology #delivery #drone

Walmart is going big on drone deliveries and AI-assisted shopping, thanks to Google’s parent company

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Wing and Walmart Expand Drone Delivery to 150 New Stores

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Walmart is planning to expand a popular service. It means new delivery options from Los Angeles to Miami

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Walmart expands drone delivery to hundreds of new locations

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Wing's drone deliveries are coming to 150 more Walmarts

7 wks / engadget / Jackson Chen

Wing’s drone delivery is coming to 150 more Walmarts

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Wing to expand drone delivery to another 150 Walmart stores

7 wks / techcrunch / Kirsten Korosec

SpaceX Just Received Approval For 15,000 “Next-Gen Satellites”

Rohail Saleem / wccftech - In a notable development that would significantly expand its constellation of satellites, SpaceX has just received approval from the FCC to operate up to 15,000 next-gen satellites Brendan Carr: "The FCC authorization is a game-changer for enabling next-g…

#techpolicy #space #aerospace #technology #telecommunications #elonmusk #fcc #satellite #starlink

FCC authorizes 7,500 more Starlink satellites for SpaceX

7 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

FCC approves extra 7,500 satellites

7 wks / advanced-television / Editor

FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink Gen2 satellites — service will benefit from higher throughput and lower latency worldwide

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Iran Shuts Down Starlink Internet for First Time

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SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

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Iranian regime tries to shut down Starlink

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The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX approval to launch another 7,500 of its second generation Starlink satellites.

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It remains way past time to stop letting corporations unilaterally make a mess of the sky. QT The Verge @verge@mastodon.social 2026 January 10 The FCC is letting SpaceX launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites www.theverge.com/news/860210/... mastodon.onl

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SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

7 wks / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

The FCC is letting SpaceX launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

7 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

SpaceX Just Received Approval For 15,000 “Next-Gen Satellites”

7 wks / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

SpaceX can deploy 7,500 more Starlink Gen2 satellites with FCC approval

7 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon

Medical Evacuation from Space Station Next Week for Astronaut in Stable Condition

EditorDavid / slashdot - It will be the first medical evacuation from the International space station in its 25-year history. The Guardian reports:An astronaut in the orbital laboratory reportedly fell ill with a "serious" but undisclosed issue. Nasa also had to cancel its first …

#space #nasa #astronauts #iss #science #health #government #aerospace #engineering #emergencyservices

Medical Evacuation from Space Station Next Week for Astronaut in Stable Condition

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NASA announces unprecedented return of sick ISS astronaut and crew

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NASA to bring ISS Crew-11 astronauts back to Earth earlier than planned after medical situation

cnbc - NASA earlier delayed a planned spacewalk with ISS Commander Mike Fincke and flight engineer Zena Cardman.

#nasa #astronauts #iss #science #government #aerospace #engineering #emergencyservices #safety #medicine

NASA Suddenly Canceled Latest ISS Mission Due To Unforeseen Medical Concerns

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NASA Orders ISS Medical Evacuation—but Here’s the Real Surprise

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NASA decides to bring Crew-11 home early after astronaut health scare

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NASA is ending Crew-11 astronauts' mission a month early

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NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station

1 month / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

‘Serious medical condition’ prompts NASA to bring ISS crew home early

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NASA to bring ISS Crew-11 astronauts back to Earth earlier than planned after medical situation

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Starlink is Bringing Over 9,000 Satellites Closer to Earth — Here’s Why

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - SpaceX’s Starlink is planning a major change to how its satellites orbit Earth, with the goal of making space safer. Yesterday on New Year’s Day, Michael Nicolls, VP of Starlink Engineering at SpaceX, said the company will begin lowering thousands of sate…

#space #aerospace #broadband #telecommunications #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety

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Starlink Will Be Moving Thousands of Its Satellites for 'Space Safety' Reasons

2 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation

2 months / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

SpaceX Will Move Thousands of Starlinks Closer to Earth in 2026. Here’s Why

2 months / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

Starlink to lower orbits of thousands of satellites over safety concerns

2 months / theregister / Dan Robinson

Starlink is Bringing Over 9,000 Satellites Closer to Earth — Here’s Why

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Starlink to lower its SpaceX satellites as near-misses pile up in low Earth orbit

2 months / techspot

SpaceX will lower Starlink satellites to reduce collision risk

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

SpaceX loses control of Starlink satellite 35956

Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - SpaceX has lost control of Starlink satellite 35956 in low Earth orbit at 418 km (260 miles) altitude following an anomaly that caused it to fall back to Earth. The incident involved sudden loss of communications, a drop in altitude, venting of the propul…

#space #aviation #aerospace #engineering #technology #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety

Starlink loses a satellite

2 months / advanced-television / Editor

An exploded Starlink satellite is orbiting Earth right now

2 months / mashable

A Starlink satellite appears to have exploded and is now spiraling toward Earth

2 months / techspot

A Starlink Satellite Is Tumbling Toward Earth After a Strange Anomaly in Orbit

2 months / gizmodo / Passant Rabie

SpaceX loses control of Starlink satellite 35956

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

A Starlink satellite just exploded and left 'trackable' debris

2 months / engadget / Steve Dent

A Starlink satellite seems to have exploded

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator in do-over after Musk feud

go - The Senate has confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator

#space #nasa #iss #science #government #aerospace #mars #technology #research

Senate Confirms Billionaire Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman As New NASA Chief

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader

2 months / arstechnica / Eric Berger

Billionaire Jared Isaacman confirmed as new head of NASA

2 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Jared Isaacman is NASA's new leader

2 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Jared Isaacman confirmed as next head of NASA

2 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator in do-over after Musk feud

2 months / go

Congrats to @rookisaacman our new Head of NASA!

2 months / x / @chamath

SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink

EditorDavid / slashdot - "A SpaceX executive says a satellite deployed from a Chinese rocket risked colliding with a Starlink satellite," reports PC Magazine:On Friday, company VP for Starlink engineering, Michael Nicolls, tweeted about the incident and blamed a lack of coordinat…

#china #space #government #aerospace #technology #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety #regulation

Chinese Spacecraft Got Disturbingly Close to Smashing Into a Starlink Satellite

2 months / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

SpaceX satellite's near-miss with China spacecraft highlights growing space congestion

2 months / techspot

Starlink VP confirms ‘dangerously close’ Chinese launch incident — close call saw satellite pass within 200 meters of Starlink travelling at over 17,400mph

2 months / tomshardware

Internet based on massive constellations of satellites you say? What could possibly go wrong? theverge@c.im - Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week https://thever.ge/VMJt #Science #SpaceX #Space #News

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Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink

2 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

Starlink claims Chinese launch came within 200 meters of broadband satellite

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

Ryan Mac / nytimes - A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.

#space #stockmarket #investment #finance #datacenter #aerospace #mars #technology #elonmusk

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SpaceX Tells Staff It Is Preparing for a Potential IPO Next Year

2 months / wsj / Micah Maidenberg

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

2 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

2 months / nytimes / Ryan Mac

Why SpaceX Is Finally Gearing Up to Go Public

2 months / wired / Eric Berger, Ars Technica

NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter

BeauHD / slashdot - NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter after it passed behind Mars. When it remerged from behind the planet, the spacecraft never resumed communications. SpaceNews reports: MAVEN launched in November 2013 and entered orbit around Mars in Septem…

#space #nasa #science #aerospace #mars #engineering #technology #satellite #research

NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

2 months / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

SpaceX plans $30B IPO in 2026 at $1.5T valuation

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - SpaceX plans to launch an initial public offering in mid-to-late 2026, aiming to raise $30 billion at a valuation of approximately $1.5 trillion, according to Bloomberg News sources. Bloomberg’s report, based on multiple unidentified sources, positions th…

#space #stockmarket #investment #business #finance #aerospace #technology #elonmusk